Also, despite largely abnormal calcification of regions including the larynx, tracheobronchial tree, nose, pinna ( anatomy ), and epiglottis, patients exhibit normal serum calcium and phosphate levels.
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Gastrografin is a hypertonic solution, and therefore it should be avoided in imaging studies of the upper gastrointestinal tract in patients who are at risk of aspiration, as it will cause prompt pulmonary edema if accidentally introduced into the tracheobronchial tree.
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After the trachea has been intubated, a balloon cuff is typically inflated just above the far end of the tube to help secure it in place, to prevent leakage of respiratory gases, and to protect the tracheobronchial tree from mechanical ventilator.
